SPOILER WARNING: The following article includes spoilers from The Platform. If you have not seen the hit Netflix exclusive film, we suggest you proceed with caution before reading this guide to the upcoming sequel, The Platform 2.
The Platform 2 is one of the most highly anticipated upcoming Netflix movies, and has been for years. Talk of the Spanish-language, upcoming sci-fi movie first began in 2020 after its predecessor dropped on the streaming service – and one of the best streaming services to subscribe to, at that – and was soon regarded as one of the best thrillers on Netflix for its haunting and provocative depiction of a prison where survival is not a guarantee.
The mysterious ending of The Platform would leave viewers wondering if and when they would be able to see more from this world and its intriguing concepts, and the wait is almost over. Let’s get locked in and discuss all that we know about The Platform 2 so far.
What Is The Platform 2 Release Date?
Those with a Netflix subscription will be able to stream The Platform 2 on Friday, October 4, 2024. The thriller is one of the most exciting Netflix exclusive releases on our upcoming 2024 movie schedule.
The Platform 2 Trailer Is Pure Claustrophobic Chaos
The original was certainly not without its intense moments. However, we get the sense from watching the first trailer for The Platform 2 that the sequel is really raising the stakes this time. See for yourself by watching it here:
Following an unsettling opening sequence of what appears to be a corpse wrapped in a blanket descending rapidly down the center of The Pit, we see a relatively familiar glimpse of this incarcerated lifestyle, with inmates arguing over how the food is shared. Yet, that quickly evolves into a dizzying montage of unfiltered insanity unlike anything we saw in the first film, from brutal riots to a fire breaking out somehow. The Platform was already one of the most unique prison movies of its time but The Platform 2 might be remembered as one of the bleakest yet.
What The Platform 2 Is About
There has been very little revealed about the plot of The Platform 2 so far, save what the official Netflix site has provided. The logline reads, “A mysterious figure has established a new order at the prison, but threatening forces soon emerge.” It is difficult to tell exactly what that means but we can infer that things are going to be a little different in The Pit and we hope it has something to do with Goreng’s rebellious, dangerous crusade in the original's final act.
To bring you up to speed, The Platform follows Goreng (Iván Massagué), who, in an effort to kick his smoking habit, willingly admits himself into “The Pit.” It is a prison consisting of 333 cells that house two incarcerated individuals each, which are vertically stacked on top of each other. Goreng soon comes to regret the decision after discovering its feeding system.
The titular platform descends from the top level, bearing a plentiful feast for each pair to eat just minutes at a time but the inmates resort to a Darwinian mentality that leaves little to nothing left for those at the lower levels. Teaming up with his third cellmate, Goreng attempts to send the oppressive authorities a message of resistance by riding the platform to the bottom so he can send up one remaining item but it is implied that he passes away in the process.
Who Is In The Platform 2 Cast?
Based on our summary for the plot of the original movie above, it may be ill-advised to expect Iván Massagué to reprise his role as Goreng in the sequel. However, Netflix has announced who is going to appear in the Platform 2 cast, save anything specific about their characters just yet. Let’s meet our new cellmates.
Milena Smit
The Platform 2 is only Milena Smit’s latest collaboration with the film’s streaming service, having starred in two Netflix original TV shows (The Girl in the Mirror and The Snow Girl) and one Netflix original movie — a horror film called Tin & Tina. The Spanish actor also starred alongside Penelope Cruz in writer and director Pedro Almodóvar’s Oscar-nominated 2021 drama, Parallel Mothers, and, the following year, played the co-lead of another modern, female-driven drama called Libéluluas.
Hovik Keuchkerian
Netflix subscribers may recognize Lebanese actor Hovik Keuchkerian from the comedic 2019 road movie 4L, Seasons 3, 4, and 5 of the hit crime thriller, Money Heist, and the streaming service’s Wizard of Oz-inspired, Spanish coming-of-age drama from 2022, Rainbow. English-speaking audiences may have also spotted him in 2016’s cinematic adaptation of Assassin’s Creed, AMC’s acclaimed miniseries The Night Manager, Terry Gilliam’s The Man who Killed Don Quixote, and three episodes of Crackle’s Snatch.
Natalia Tena
Natalia Tena made her acting debut in the 2002 dramedy About a Boy and went on to star in the Harry Potter movies as Nymphadora Tonks. The English actor also played Osha on Game of Thrones, is in one of the best Black Mirror episodes (“White Christmas”), and appeared in John Wick: Chapter 4 in 2023.
Óscar Jaenada
Hovik Keuchkerian’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote co-star Óscar Jaenada has been acting since the late ‘90s, but English-speaking audiences might recognize him better from the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (On Stranger Tides) or the 2016 shark movie favorite, The Shallows. He was also in the sports biopic Hands of Stone, the Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn-led comedy Snatched, and Rambo: Last Blood, most notably.
Will Any Original Platform Cast Members Return?
As established, there is very little chance of Iván Massagué making an appearance as Goreng or Zorion Eguileor as his initial cellmate, Trimagasi, in The Platform 2. However, there is one character whom we do know survives at the end of the first film named Mali.
Played by Zihara Llana, she is the little girl Miharu (Alexandra Masangkay) claimed to be her daughter and whom Goreng successfully manages to bring to the bottom level of The Pit, serving as his message to those at the top. It is possible that the sight of this lone child on the platform is what convinced the authorities to establish the “new order” in the prison and, if so, it is not impossible that Llana could make an appearance.
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia Directs The Platform 2
Returning to helm The Platform 2 is the man who first brought this bleak, unforgiving world to life in the first place, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, who made his feature-length directorial debut with the predecessor. The filmmaker is also taking on the responsibility of writing the screenplay for the sequel, despite the fact that the first film was penned by David Desola and Pedro Rivero.
Gaztelu-Urrutia was previously known for directing short films — namely 2000’s La casa del lago and 913 from 2004, the latter of which he also wrote. He has also served as a producer on several films, such as 2016’s The Glass Castle. He has another thriller in the works, which he co-wrote with Desola and Rivero, called Rich Flu, which stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
The Platform 2 Started Shooting In 2023
According to a release by Netflix, The Platform 2 went into production in 2023 in Bilbao, Spain. The post includes the following quote by Gaztelu-Urrutia:
We started production of the film full of enthusiasm, eager to extend the universe of The Platform with a plot full of surprises, obstacles, new characters... and old friends. We want this second installment to be an exciting physical journey that allows us to go into the darkness, into that place where we are afraid to look.
The release also mentions the fact that The Platform became Netflix’s all-time most popular Spanish-language film after audiences streamed more than 100 million hours of it within 28 days of its premiere on the streaming service. Given that information, it is no wonder that the sequel came to be.
Are you looking forward to your next stay in The Pit? In the meantime, keep an eye out for any further updates regarding The Platform 2.
